City concerned about legal implications of Covid-19 infectionsEFL has placed ‘undue and inappropriate’ pressure on clubsHull City are the first Championship club to demand the season be voided and have set out their reasoning in a letter emailed to Rick Parry, the EFL chairman, before the league’s weekly board meeting on Wednesday.This detailing of Hull’s… Read more »

The defender, ready to return when football stopped, on his journey and learning his girlfriend Alexandra Burke’s dance moves“In my head that was me hanging my boots up – maybe not right there and then, but I felt like there was no way back for me,” says Angus MacDonald of what in August, at a… Read more »

Leeds coped without suspended goalkeeper Kiko Casilla as they beat Hull 4-0 at the KCom Stadium to keep up the pressure on Championship leaders West Brom.The Spaniard had been banned for eight games and fined £60,000 by an FA disciplinary commission on the eve of the game for racially abusing Jonathan Leko during a match… Read more »

• 23-year-old lured away from clutches of Crystal Palace• Haggling over personal terms took deal to the wireWest Ham boosted their fight against relegation after completing the £22m signing of the highly rated Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen late last night. Uncertainty had hung over the deal as the 11pm deadline approached and West Ham,… Read more »

• £20m-rated forward has 17 goals this season• Olivier Giroud turns down Newcastle but Danny Rose signsCrystal Palace and West Ham are battling to sign the Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen. Palace thought they were close to landing the 23-year-old after positive talks with the Championship club on Thursday but West Ham’s interest has complicated… Read more »

Hull battled hard but profligate Chelsea did just enough to make it into the fifth round 7.57pm GMT That’s your lot! Richard Jolly was on point at the KCom, and here’s his verdict. Thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night! Related: Michy Batshuayi takes his chance in Chelsea’s nervy win at Hull 7.55pm GMT And… Read more »

The last two men to win the FA Cup as both player and manager have tasted Wembley glory with Chelsea. The class of 2020 will have to improve on this if Frank Lampard is to emulate Gianluca Vialli and Roberto Di Matteo but he could at least savour the sight of Chelsea taking their place… Read more »

Former West Ham youth prospect comes face to face with old pal Frank Lampard after very different playing careersWhen Grant McCann first met Frank Lampard he felt like an impostor. The pair were teenage midfielders at West Ham with big question marks about their potential but, back in 1996, only one of them was blessed… Read more »